Wood in the 21st Century: Design and Preservation of Contemporary & Historic Architecture

The intensive two-day conference on architectural wood – WOOD IN THE 21st CENTURY: Design and Preservation of Contemporary & Historic Architecture – will be held on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Saturday, March 24-Sunday, March 25, 2012. This symposium is organized by Technology & Conservation, the MIT Department of Architecture's Building Technology Program, and the Boston Society of Architects/AIA's Historic Resources Committee. . . . Over 30 noted architects, engineers, and researchers will give presentations. . . .Among the topics that will be covered are: • basic properties of wood and their effect on performance and durability; • advances in wood-based materials and development in construction techniques for use in restoration/preservation projects and in new designs; • procedures for evaluating structural wood's condition; • steps to prevent and/or minimize degradation, as well as • several case histories focusing on both historic wood buildings and modern ones that represent a variety of building types (including education, religious, cultural institutions; military and government structures; residential and commercial buildings). . . .The registration fee is $525 U.S./person. (Registration fee includes the conference program, two luncheons, and a reception.) Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. . . . A PDF with complete details on the conference including the schedule, hotel accommodations, continuing education credits (16 HSW/SD CE credits for the March 24-25 conference and 6 additional HSW/SD CE credits for the optional March 26 program), and registration form can be downloaded at:http://www.architects.org/committees/historic-resources-committee and then clicking "events." . . . If you have any questions on this conference, please contact Susan E. Schur, Hon. AIA, FAPT, Conference Organizer/Chair, tel: 1-617-623-4488; e-mail: ses_tec_con@msn.com. The information in the PDF is also shown below. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ WOOD IN THE 21st CENTURY: Design and Preservation of Contemporary & Historic Architecture Saturday, March 24 – Sunday, March 25, 2012 Organized by • Technology & Conservation • MIT Department of Architecture's Building Technology Program • Boston Society of Architects/AIA's Historic Resources Committee CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, March 24, 2012 7:30-8:15 am Check-in 8:15-8:25 Welcome, Susan E. Schur, Hon. AIA, FAPT, Publisher-Editor, Technology & Conservation, and Prof. John Ochsendorf, MIT Department of Architecture 8:25-9:15 Wood in Design and Architecture: Fom Windsor Castle to the Best of Today, Giles Downes, RIBA, Partner, Sidell Gibson Architects; Sr. Warden, Carpenters’ Company; and Governor, The Building Crafts College 9:15-10:00 Perspectives – Conservation/Restoration/Repair, Dr. David T. Yeomans, ACS Consulting Structural Engineers; and a past Chair, ICOMOS UK Wood Committee 10:00-10:15 Lessons Learned from Historic Construction, Matthew B. Bronski, PE, Senior Project Manager, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. 10:15-10:30 Coffee Break + Posters Developments in Technology & Materials – Properties, Structure, & Attachment 10:30-11:00 Uses of Wood in the 21st Century: Understanding Sustainable Wood Products from the Forest to the Finished Product, Dr. Scott Bowe, Professor & Wood Products Specialist, Russell Labs, University of Wisconsin - Madison 11:00-11:25 Mechanical & Structural Properties - including Fire and Life Safety, Dr. Ben Brungraber, PE, President, Fire Tower Engineered Timber, Inc. 11:25-11:50 Water, Wood, and Walls: Addressing the Envelope, Dr. Samuel V. Glass, Research Physical Scientist, Building Moisture & Durability, USDA Forest Products Laboratory 11:50-12:20 Prevention and Control of Biodeterioration in Wood-Frame Construction, Dr. Terry L. Amburgey, Professor Emeritus/Giles Distinguished Professor, Mississippi State University, College of Forest Products 12:20-12:30 Q&A 12:30-2:10 Luncheon - MIT Faculty Club Investigative Tools 2:10-2:25 Resistance Drilling, IR, and Ultrasonic, John Wathne, PE, President, Structures-North 2:25-2:40 Microscopic Examination and ID, Philip L. Westover, PE, Staff Consultant, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. 2:40-2:55 Advances in Dendrochronology in the Interpretation of Major and Minor Buildings, Dr. Daniel Miles, FSA, Oxford Dendrochronology Laboratory 2:55-3:10 Performance of Light-Frame Buildings in Extreme Events: Wind and Seismic, Prof. John W. van de Lindt, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Alabama 3:10-3:25 Coffee Break + Posters Conservation/Preservation of Buildings/Building Types Constructed from Early Times Up Through the 20th Century 3:25-3:55 Athletic Facilities, Paul Fast, PE, PIStructE, PEng, Struct.Eng., Managing Partner, Fast + Epp 3:55-4:15 Military & Cultural Buildings: Designing on the Edge, Ronald W. Anthony, President and Wood Scientist, Anthony & Associates, Inc. 4:15-4:30 Wood in Traditional Japanese Architecture, Prof. Alice Y. Tseng, Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of History of Art & Architecture, Boston University 4:30-4:45 Conservation of the Gamble House, Kelly Sutherlin McLeod, AIA, President, Kelly Sutherlin McLeod Architecture, Inc. 4:45-5:00 Providing Information on Vernacular Wood Structures, Ronald W. Anthony, President and Wood Scientist, Anthony & Associates, Inc. 5:00-5:15 The Wooden Tomb Chamber in Tumulus MM at Gordion in Turkey, Prof. Richard F. Liebhart, Archeologist 5:15-5:20 On Wood Architectural Fragments, William C.S. Remsen, RA, Chief Preservation Architect, International Preservation Associates, Inc. 5:20-5:35 Wooden Sacred Structures of Poland, Nat Crosby, Senior Project ManagerBruner/Cott & Associates 5:35-6:05 Two Viewpoints - Building Framer and Sawyer: Getting the Timber You Need, Jan Lewandoski, Principal, Restoration and Traditional Building; The Sawyer's View, Dean Copeland, Principal Owner, Copeland and Sons Lumber Co. 6:05-6:20 Covered Wood Bridges, Arnold M. Graton Jr., JR Graton Historic Restoration LLC 6:20-6:30 Q&A 6:30-8:00 Reception - The Cambridge Marriott Hotel SUNDAY. March 25, 2012 7:30-8:00 am Relevant Film New Technologies, New Methods of Retaining/Achieving Architectural Concepts 8:00-8:30am Why Wood – Perception and Reception of Wood in Contemporary Design and Conservation Practice, David N.Fixler, FAIA, LEED AP, Principal, Design and Preservation, EYP /AE Inc. 8:30-9:15 Developments – Computer Modeling, Wood-Concrete Composites, Dr. Peggi Clouston, Assoc. Professor, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Dept. of Environmental Conservation 9:15-10:00 Energy and Sustainability Aspects of Wood (including certification), Jack Mackin, Chief Operating Officer, F.D. Sterritt Lumber Co. 10:00-10:10 Q&A 10:10-10:25 Coffee Break + Posters 10:25-10:55 Finishes and Coatings - Factory and On Site, Jonathan A. Graystone, Principal Research Scientist, Paint Research Association Bringing Wood into 21st Century Architectural Design & Ornamentation 10:55-11:50 Arches, Grids, and Shells for 21st Century Architecture, Michael Dickson, FREng, FIStructE, Founding Partner/Senior Consultant, Buro Happold; and Visiting Professor, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath, UK 11:50-12:05 Q&A 12:05-2:00 Luncheon - MIT Faculty Club 2:00-2:30 Improved Wood Composites, Prof. Stephen Shaler, Associate Director, Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center, and Program Coordinator, Wood Science & Technology, University of Maine 2:30-2:50 Religious Buildings: Innovative Uses of Wood to Invoke a Sense of Spirituality, Joan Soranno, FAIA, Design Principal/Vice-President, HGA Architects and Engineers 2:50-3:35 Cross Laminated Timber and Other Engineered Wood Structures, Simon Smith, Director, Ramboll UK; Design Teaching Fellow, Cambridge University; and Director, TRADA UK 3:35-3:50 Coffee Break + Posters 3:50-4:15 High Performance Wood Solutions for RPI's Experimental Media Building, William Horgan, RIBA, Partner, Grimshaw Architects PC 4:15-4:50 Materials Matter: Implications and Inspiration for the Future, Cheryl Ciecko, AIA, ALA, LEED AP, Senior Technical Director, WoodWorks 4:50-5:10 How will New Materials and New Manufacturing Techniques Affect/Impact Design and Conservation Work, John A. Fidler, RIBA, FIIC, FAPT, Principal, John Fidler Preservation Technology, Inc. 5:10-5:30 Q&A MONDAY, March 26, 2012– Optional program 8:00am-3:00pm Focus on maritime use of wood and introducing new systems into existing historic building. The optional program is now fully booked; there is a waiting list as there is a possibility that some places may become available. HOTEL: For those who require a hotel room, a block of rooms (single and double) have been reserved at the Cambridge Marriott Hotel at the special rate of $159 (plus tax) per night - group booking code for website bookings is: tnctnca. The direct link is: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/boscb?groupCode=tnctnca&app=resvl…. For booking through Central Reservations at 1-888-236-2427, the booking code is TNCC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION FORM WOOD IN THE 21st CENTURY: Design and Preservation of Contemporary & Historic Architecture Saturday, March 24–Sunday, March 25, 2012 REGISTRATION FEE: $525 U.S. /person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ ____________ Basic fee covers: • the 8:00am–6:00pm conference program – Sat., March 24 & Sun., March 25, 2012 • the March 24 and March 25 luncheons, and • the Saturday evening, March 24, reception Please indicate any special accessibility or dietary needs: _____ vegetarian meals ___________________________________other needs Guest tickets for the March 24 reception can be purchased @ $50/ticket . . . . . . . . . $ ____________ Optional Maritime Wood Program, March 26– no charge for persons registered for the conference I would like to attend the maritime wood program. Please add my name to the waiting list. _____________________ TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . $ ____________ Check for $ __________ U. S. funds (drawn on a U. S. A. bank) for registration fee (and for any guest tickets for the Sat., March 24, reception) is enclosed. Check should be made payable to: The Technology Organization, Inc. Please register me (us) for the conference: Name(s)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Title___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Organization__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip (Postal Code__________________________________________________________________________________________ Tel:______________________________ Fax: _____________________________e-mail: _______________________________________ Each person listed on the registration must sign the following statement: I(we) understand and agree that the participation of Technology & Conservation, The Technology Organization, Inc., conference organizers, and cooperating organizations and individuals in the 2012 “Wood in the 21st Century” conference is limited to providing educational background and guidance; that all transportation, accommodations, tour, and other arrangements in connection with this Conference are under the exclusive control of others and that Technology & Conservation, The Technology Organization, Inc., conference organizers, and cooperating organizations and individuals have no liability or responsibility whatsoever for the death of any person or for any loss, expense, delay, injury, or other damage to any person or property (however occurring) on, during, and/or in relation to this “Wood in the 21st Century” conference and the information furnished. Signature(s) _____________________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________________________ Return this form, with check (made payable to The Technology Organization, Inc.), to: Technology & Conservation, 76 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143 Refund policy: Prior to January 15, 2012 – 100% of the registration fee less $50 service charge; January 15-February 20, 2012 – 50% of registration fee; after February 20, 2012 – no refund. EM-4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any questions on the conference, please contact: Susan E. Schur, Hon. AIA, FAPT Conference Organizer/Chair Tel: 1-617-623-4488; Fax: 1-617-623-2253; e-mail: ses_tec_con@msn.com